Translated, the title is 'Taiko no Tatsujin: The Little Dragon and the Mysterious Orbs'. It features another fully-fleshed out Story mode, which seems to have become a staple for console Taiko games. This story involves Don-chan being warped to a different world again, this time tasked with retrieving a princess' lost voice, which has been split into seven orbs, together with a dragon partner, hence the title.
The interface used is the same one on the revamped HD arcade cabinet Taiko no Tatsujin 0, and is the first console Taiko to use it, together with Don-chan's slightly tweaked design, and accurate right down to the changed difficulty, to the scoring methods, to the Taiko 0 style results screen. The bachi-pen given with the game is of a slightly different design from the DS Taiko games, no longer using stickers but solid models of Don-chan and Kat-chan mounted on top.
The menu items and gameplay features are changed from the DS series of Taiko games. All the unlockables are combined into a single achievement list, called a stamp sheet. The Everyday Dojo, Don-chan's room and the mailbox have been axed, and so is the ability to change Don-chan's body colors. Instead, you are able to choose between the four drum characters introduced in Taiko Wii 3 (Don-chan, Kat-chan, Calcutta and Yomogimaru), and the costumes for each of them are differently colored. A large variety of Taiko Sounds are still available, and more can be unlocked through a secret password system similar to Taiko DS3.
Taiko 3DS is the first DS series Taiko no Tatsujin to have Ura modes, and also has the random modifiers Kimagure and Detarame as well as the ability to combine modifiers in one play, introduced on PSP DX. As with other first Taiko games on their respective consoles, Taiko 3DS's songlist consists of a mixture of fan favorites with new songs on a compact songlist, with the main selling point still being the Story Mode.
Full costume list
Treasure list
Boss battles
Story scripts
Stamp album and rank
Password mode
~ Theme song ~
Kimi to Hibiku Harmony (キミと響くハーモニー)
Kimi to Hibiku Harmony (キミと響くハーモニー)
| No. of songs | 46 (total 55) |
 No. of secret songs | 9 |
 No. of songs with Ura | 5 |
J-Pop (8 songs)
| Title |  |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flying Get (フライングゲット) AKB48 | x2 | x3 | x5 | x5 (video) |
| Misenai Namida wa, Kitto Itsu Ka (ミセナイナミダハ、きっといつか) GReeeeN | x1 | x3 | x4 | x6 (video) |
| PON PON PON Kyary Pamyu Pamyu | x3 | x4 | x4 | x6 (video) |
| Memeshikute (女々しくて) Golden Bomber | x3 | x4 | x5 | x8 (video) |
| KISS KISS BANG BANG Ikimono Gakari | x4 | x4 | x5 | x5 (video) |
| 365 Nichi no Love Story (365日のラブストーリー。) Sonar Pocket | x3 | x3 | x3 | x6 (video) |
| Polyrhythm (ポリリズム) Perfume | x4 | x6 | x5 | x8 (video) |
| Natsu Matsuri (夏祭り) Whiteberry | x3 | x2 | x6 | x6 (video) |
Anime (12 songs)
| Title | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanpo (さんぽ) My Neighbor Totoro | x1 | x1 | x4 | x5 (video) |
| Sanpo (さんぽ) My Neighbor Totoro | x4 | x5 | x6 | x9 (video) |
| Oshiri no Yama wa Everest (おしりの山はエベレスト) Oshiri Kajiri Mushi | x1 | x2 | x4 | x5 (video) |
| Busters Ready Go! (バスターズ レディーゴー！) Tokumei Sentai Go Busters | x2 | x1 | x3 | x3 (video) |
| Let's go! Smile Precure (Ｌｅｔ’ｓ ｇｏ！スマイルプリキュア！) | x1 | x1 | x3 | x4 (video) |
| Kirakira Every day (キラキラEvery day) Tamagotchi! | x2 | x2 | x2 | x2 (video) |
| Switch On! Kamen Rider Fourze | x1 | x1 | x3 | x3 (video) |
| Yume o Kanae te Doraemon (夢をかなえてドラえもん) | x1 | x1 | x2 | x4 (video) |
| Best Wishes! (ベストウイッシュ！) Pokémon Best Wishes! | x2 | x2 | x2 | x4 (video) |
| Ohayou! Shining Day (おはよう！シャイニング・デイ) Inazuma Eleven GO | x1 | x2 | x2 | x4 (video) |
| Wonderland (ワンダーランド) Gintama | x3 | x4 | x4 | x6 (video) |
| Guts Guts!! (ガツガツ！！) Toriko | x3 | x4 | x4 | x5 (video) |
| We Go! (ウィーゴー！) One Piece | x3 | x2 | x5 | x6 (video) |
Variety (3 songs)
| Title | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maru Maru Mori Mori (マル・マル・モリ・モリ) Marumo no Okite theme song | x2 | x2 | x3 | x4 (video) |
| Jounetsu Tairiku (情熱大陸) Hakase-tarou | x4 | x4 | x6 | x7 (video) |
| Tell Your World feat. Hatsune Miku | x3 | x2 | x5 | x6 (video) |
Classic (7 songs)
| Title | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Tell Overture (ウィリアム･テル序曲) Gioachino Rossini | x3 | x5 | x7 | x7 (video) |
| O Sole Mio (オーソレ・ミオ) | x3 | x3 | x7 | x8 (video) |
| An American in Paris (パリのアメリカ人) Gershwin | x3 | x4 | x6 | x8 (video) |
| Swan Lake (白鳥の湖) ~still a duckling~ | x4 | x6 | x7 | x9 (video) |
| Swan Lake (白鳥の湖) ~still a duckling~ | x5 | x7 | x8 | x10 (video) |
| Toccata and Fugue and Rock (トッカータとフーガとロック) | x5 | x7 | x8 | x9 (video) |
| Requiem from Dies Irae (レクイエム 怒りの日より) Verdi | x4 | x4 | x6 | x6 (video) |
| Alborada del Gracioso (道化師の朝の歌) Ravel | x5 | x7 | x7 | x8 (video) |
Game Music (9 songs)
| Title | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monster Hunter 3 (Tri) G Medley (モンスターハンター3（トライ）G メドレー) | x4 | x5 | x6 | x7 (video) |
| Fighter's Honor (Flying Remix) Ace Combat 3D Cross Rumble | x3 | x3 | x4 | x7 (video) |
| Soul Calibur V (ソウルキャリバーV) The Invincible Blade | x3 | x4 | x5 | x7 (video) |
| Wasabi Body Blow Tekken 3D Prime Edition | x3 | x4 | x6 | x9 (video) |
| Tales of the Abyss (テイルズ オブ ジ アビス) The arrow was shot | x5 | x6 | x7 | x8 (video) |
| Kyun! Vampire Girl (きゅんっ！ヴァンパイアガール) THE iDOLM@STER 2 | x3 | x3 | x3 | x6 (video) |
| AWAKE ~Muscle Mezame no Theme~ (AWAKE～マッスル目覚めのテーマ～) Muscle March | x3 | x4 | x4 | x7 (video) |
| Burning Force Medley (バーニングフォースメドレー) | x4 | x5 | x6 | x8 (video) |
| Assault BGM1 (アサルトBGM1) | x3 | x5 | x6 | x8 (video) |
Namco Original (16 songs)
| Title | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatsune Miku no Shoushitsu -Gekijouban- (初音ミクの消失－劇場版－) | x5 | x7 | x8 | x9 (video) |
| Kimi to Hibiku Harmony (キミと響くハーモニー) | x3 | x4 | x5 | x6 (video) |
| Kimi to Hibiku Harmony (キミと響くハーモニー) | x4 | x4 | x5 | x8 (video) |
| Amanda | x3 | x4 | x5 | x8 (video) |
| Dodon ga Do~n (ドドンガド～ン) | x4 | x5 | x7 | x8 (video) |
| Dodon ga Do~n (ドドンガド～ン) | x4 | x5 | x6 | x10 (video) |
| Sweet Sweet Magic | x4 | x5 | x5 | x7 (video) |
| The Magician's Dream | x4 | x6 | x7 | x8 (video) |
| Growing Up | x3 | x5 | x5 | x6 (video) |
| Angel Dream (エンジェル ドリーム) | x3 | x6 | x7 | x8 (video) |
| Angel Dream (エンジェル ドリーム) | x5 | x7 | x8 | x9 (video) |
| Kimi ni, Romantic (君に、ロマンティック。) | x3 | x5 | x5 | x6 (video) |
| Ego Ego Atakushi (エゴエゴアタクシ) | x4 | x7 | x7 | x8 (video) |
| Taberuna 2000 (タベルナ2000) | x5 | x7 | x8 | x10 (video) |
| Mekadesu. (メカデス。) | x4 | x7 | x7 | x7 (video) |
| Hayabusa (隼) | x5 | x7 | x8 | x9 (video) |
| Takara no Oka (宝の丘) | x3 | x5 | x5 | x7 (video) |
| Maou no Showtime (マオウのショウタイム) | x4 | x6 | x7 | x9 (video) |
| Suuhaa 2000 (スーハー2000) | x5 | x7 | x8 | x10 (video) |
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